Engineering an Empire: The Persians

  1. In 330 BCE Alexander the great burns the city of ______to the ground.
  1. Persians found a water source not by rivers or lakes or streams, but from ______.
  1. The Persian Empire flourished under ______the Great. He was called, ‘Messiah’ by the Jews (Isaiah 44-45).
  1. The Empire, which he ruled, was the largest the ancient world had seen, and maybe even be the largest ______!
  1. The first “Paradisa”, a four-walled ______, is the first archaeological evidence of this in the ancient world.
  1. Cyrus did an unprecedented thing when he conquered Babylon and freed the ______.
  1. Cyrus died in battle in ______BCE.
  1. The word “Paradisa”, comes into English as the word ______.
  1. After a period of civil war, the ruler who takes over after Cyrus is ______.
  1. The Persian City of Susa is mentioned in the Biblical book of ______.
  1. Instead of using slave labor to build a city, Darius ______his workers.
  1. The Persians kings wished to be remembered as ______.
  1. Darius wanted to build a 1,500 mile highway called the ______road.
  1. There were 111 rest stations on the road, every ______miles!
  1. Darius had his engineers build a ______between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
  1. In order to attack Athens, Darius built a bridge of ______. Then, according to Herodotus, marched 70,000 solders across.
  1. Darius appointed his son, ______to take his place as king.
  1. Greeks called everyone, except themselves, ______.
  1. Xerxes built a bridge across the Bosporus Straight, using ______.
  1. When Xerxes find Athens empty, he ______. He immediately regretted this.
  1. At the Battle of Salamus, the Greeks defeat the Persians in a ______battle. This launched Greece into the golden age.
  1. Xerses dies and his son, ______becomes king. He oversees the great building project in Persepolis.
  1. Artaxerses seeks to kick the Greeks out of ______.
  1. A Macedonian prince studies the account of Herodotus, especially about how Cyrus ruled, and modeled his leadership after it. His name was ______.
  1. Even though Alexander had a policy against it. He burns the city Persian capital of ______. Perhaps as revenge for the Persians burning Athens.

Engineering an Empire: The Persians (Answers)

  1. In 330 BCE Alexander the great burns the city of ______to the ground. (Persepolis).
  1. Persians found a water source not by rivers or lakes or streams, but from ______. (rocks)
  1. The Persian Empire flourished under ______the Great. He was called, ‘Messiah’ by the Jews (Isaiah 44-45). (Cyrus)
  1. The Empire, which he ruled, was the largest the ancient world had seen, and maybe even be the largest ______! (Ever)
  1. The first “Paradisa”, a four-walled ______, is the first archaeological evidence of this in the ancient world.
  1. Cyrus did an unprecedented thing when he conquered Babylon and freed the ______. (jews)
  1. Cyrus died in battle in ______BCE. (530 BCE)
  1. The word “Paradisa”, comes into English as the word ______. (Paradise)
  1. After a period of civil war, the ruler who takes over after Cyrus is ______. (Darius)
  1. The Persian City of Susa is mentioned in the Biblical book of ______. (Ester).
  1. Instead of using slave labor to build a city, Darius ______his workers. (Paid)
  1. The Persians kings wished to be remembered as ______. (Gardners)
  1. Darius wanted to build a 1,500 mile highway called the ______road. (royal)
  1. There were 111 rest stations on the road, every ______miles! (15)
  1. Darius had his engineers build a ______between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
  1. In order to attack Athens, Darius built a bridge of ______. Then, according to Herodotus, marched 70,000 solders across. (boats)
  1. Darius appointed his son, ______to take his place as king. (Xerxes)
  1. Greeks called everyone, except themselves, ______. (barbarians)
  1. Xerxes built a bridge across the Bosporus Straight, using ______. (war ships/Boat)
  1. When Xerxes find Athens empty, he ______. He immediately regretted this. (Burned it to the ground.)
  1. At the Battle of Salamus, the Greeks defeat the Persians in a ______battle. (naval). This launched Greece into the golden age.
  1. Xerses dies and his son, ______becomes king. He oversees the great building project in Persepolis. (Artaxerses)
  1. Artaxerses seeks to kick the Greeks out of ______. (Egypt)
  1. A Macedonian prince studies the account of Herodotus, especially about how Cyrus ruled, and modeled his leadership after it. His name was ______. (Alex the great)
  1. Even though Alexander had a policy against it. He burns the city Persian capital of ______. (Persepolis) Perhaps as revenge for the Persians burning Athens.